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Startup pitch: PicThrive and the final touchpoint in tours and activities
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Startup pitch: PicThrive and the final touchpoint in tours and activities
By Linda Fox | November 1, 2016
PicThrive helps tours and activities providers offer customers an easy way to buy and share images and... Read More
Concur appoints a new president but while staying the course
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Concur appoints a new president but while staying the course
By Sean O'Neil | November 1, 2016
The global leader in the travel-and-expense management clubhouse for revenue has a new president, Mike... Read More
Sabre takes next step in providing wider revenue picture for airlines
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Sabre takes next step in providing wider revenue picture for airlines
By Linda Fox | October 31, 2016
Sabre has released the first phase of its revenue optimisation technology for airlines. The company... Read More
MakeMyTrip will keep growing with Ibibo on board
News / Technology
MakeMyTrip will keep growing with Ibibo on board
By Martin Cowen | October 28, 2016
MakeMyTrip's merger with Ibibo Group means that profitability is "closer now than before," but growth... Read More
Chat is where it's at for KLM as it finds customers on new platforms
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Chat is where it's at for KLM as it finds customers on new platforms
By Linda Fox | October 28, 2016
KLM is betting big on chat services as part of its quest to go where its customers are. The company... Read More
Busfor raises $20 million
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Busfor raises $20 million
By Martin Cowen | October 28, 2016
Online bus ticketing platform Busfor has announced a $20 million fundraising round and has earmarked... Read More
Airbnb's business travel glass: Half empty or half full?
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Airbnb's business travel glass: Half empty or half full?
By Martin Cowen | October 27, 2016
A global study of more than 250 corporate travel managers and buyers has found that nearly six out of... Read More
What a promotion reveals about how Airbnb sees resort rentals
News / Online
What a promotion reveals about how Airbnb sees resort rentals
By Sean O'Neil | October 26, 2016
Next-generation hospitality company Airbnb has been running an old-fashioned hospitality promotion to... Read More
Lastminute.com finds the light amid the darkness
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Lastminute.com finds the light amid the darkness
By Martin Cowen | October 26, 2016
A 20% overnight increase in searches would send the business analysts at most OTAs into mathematical... Read More
India growth shows Hotelbeds moving beyond European legacy
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India growth shows Hotelbeds moving beyond European legacy
By Martin Cowen | October 25, 2016
Hotelbeds has doubled its business in India in the past three years and is seeing a strong interest in... Read More
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